Sap S Architect

Role:- SAP MM Solution Architect - S/4HANA, PLM Manufacturing or Semiconductor or High-tech Industrial Location:- Fremont CA ( Onsite) Mode of Hire:- Contract Payrate:- $75/hr. C2C Client : OpenKyber The resource will be responsible for providing solution architecture and functional leadership for Material Master across the enterprise. The person must understand how Material Master impacts end-to-end business processes and be able to assess the downstream impact of any business, process, data-model, or system change. This is primarily an architecture and solution-design role, not a data migration or pure SAP MDG role.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and provide solution architecture for SAP Material Master in an SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Have strong end-to-end understanding of Material Master and its impact across:
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Source-to-Pay / Sourcing
• Manufacturing
• Planning/MRP
• Inventory Management
• Supply Chain
• Finance and other downstream processes
• Analyze new business requirements and immediately determine:
• What changes are required to Material Master.
• Which business processes will be impacted.
• Which applications/interfaces will be affected.
• What downstream dependencies exist.
• What architectural changes are required.
• Define and evaluate Material Master data models, processes, integrations, and interfaces.
• Assess the enterprise-wide impact before approving or recommending architectural changes.
• Understand Material Master integration with PLM systems, particularly Teamcenter or similar PLM platforms.
• Understand how Material Master data flows from PLM SAP S/4HANA.
• Analyze integration architecture, interfaces, data flows, and potential challenges between PLM and SAP.
• Work with SAP, PLM, business, integration, and application teams to identify the appropriate solution.
• Provide architectural guidance and best-practice recommendations to business and technical teams.
• Support implementation teams by translating business requirements into practical SAP Material Master solutions.
• Help establish and standardize Material Master governance and operating processes as part of the centralized data organization.
• Work directly with existing business users to improve their understanding and usage of Material Master.
• Train and educate business users on Material Master processes, standards, and best practices.
• Provide technical/functional leadership while helping the organization move toward a centralized Material Master operating model.

Mandatory Technical / Functional Skills SAP

• Strong SAP MM experience.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA experience.
• Deep expertise in Material Master.
• Strong understanding of Material Master configuration, data model, processes, and dependencies.
• Ability to perform end-to-end impact analysis for Material Master changes.
• Strong understanding of SAP integration with other enterprise applications.

PLM / Integration

• Experience working with PLM systems.
• Understanding of PLM-to-SAP Material Master integration.
• Teamcenter experience is highly desirable, but Teamcenter is not mandatory.
• Ability to understand data/interface flows between PLM and SAP.
• Experience analyzing integration points, interfaces, data mapping, and integration challenges.

Architecture

• Solution architecture experience rather than only functional execution.
• Ability to understand the enterprise-wide impact of architectural decisions.
• Experience defining solution options and recommending the appropriate architecture.
• Ability to connect business requirements, Material Master, SAP, PLM, and downstream systems.

Business Process Knowledge

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